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[ad_1] (This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — I remember being a retail stockbroker in 1999, pitching shares of Mellon Bank to my retail brokerage customers. After the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act under President Bill Clinton, a wave of bank and brokerage mergers and acquisitions had taken place. These included the buyouts of PaineWebber by UBS, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette by Credit Suisse, JPMorgan by Chase Manhattan, Bank of America by NationsBank and Citicorp by Travelers. My pitch was that Mellon was…

[ad_1] Browser maker and Google Search alternative Brave announced on Monday that it’s adding a new feature to its AI-powered search suite, Ask Brave, to provide detailed answers on a topic based on the query. The search company said that this new feature will co-exist next to its AI Answers feature, which was introduced last year to give summarized responses to search queries. The company said that people are getting more than 15 million answers every day. You don’t need to switch to a special mode to use Ask Brave. The search engine will automatically recognize what kind of query…

[ad_1] More companies will be acquired after the latest deal to take Electronic Arts private, according to Goldman Sachs. Electronic Arts — the American video-game company that said Monday it will be acquired by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all-cash deal valued at $55 billion — marks the latest takeover in a mergers and acquisition boom on Wall Street, according to David Kostin, chief U.S. equity strategist at Goldman Sachs. Indeed, while the S & P 500 remains near its all-time high and concerns are mounting of an equity bubble, the chief strategist pointed out there’s still…

[ad_1] When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreThough most TVs come with a stand, many people prefer to mount their displays on a wall. But to securely hang a flat-screen TV, you’ll need a reliable mount that’s designed to support your TV’s weight and dimensions. After all, there’s nothing worse than hoisting up a big-screen OLED and drilling a bunch of holes in your living room, only to have your pricey display come crashing to the ground. To help you find the right fit, our home entertainment reviewers have picked the best…

[ad_1] The world’s richest entrepreneurs are increasingly sending their money to tried-and-tested wealth hubs — with Singapore, the UK, and Switzerland leading the pack.That’s the key finding from HSBC’s 2025 Global Entrepreneurial Wealth Report, which surveyed 2,939 business owners across 15 markets — including the US, UK, mainland China, India, Singapore, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE — between April 19 and May 21.Globally, 59% of entrepreneurs said they were considering shifting assets abroad in the next 12 months, with Singapore singled out as the top destination for capital.The city-state has become Asia’s financial safe haven, attracting inflows not only…

[ad_1] OpenAI began testing a new safety routing system in ChatGPT over the weekend, and on Monday introduced parental controls to the chatbot — drawing mixed reactions from users. The safety features come in response to numerous incidents of certain ChatGPT models validating users’ delusional thinking instead of redirecting harmful conversations. OpenAI is facing a wrongful death lawsuit tied to one such incident, after a teenage boy died by suicide after months of interactions with ChatGPT.  The routing system is designed to detect emotionally sensitive conversations and automatically switch mid-chat to GPT-5-thinking, which the company sees as the best equipped model for high-stakes safety work. In particular, the GPT-5 models were trained with a…

[ad_1] Vistra operates one of the nation’s largest integrated retail electricity and power generation companies in the United States, serving approximately 5 million customers across 20 states and the District of Columbia. It operates a diversified portfolio encompassing over 41,000 megawatts of generation capacity, including natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar and battery energy storage systems. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, it’s in competitive wholesale and retail markets, particularly in the PJM Interconnection and Ercot regions. The company has also made substantial investments — exceeding $2 billion since 2020 —in renewable energy and grid-scale battery storage, positioning it as a leader in…

[ad_1] While some Hollywood chiefs wade into high-profile and risky uses of AI, Banijay Entertainment, the unscripted giant behind hits like “Big Brother” and “MasterChef,” is betting on a more down-to-earth use.It’s jumping on the AI bandwagon as it makes a big push to follow audiences and advertisers to YouTube.The French production company has been stepping up its digital efforts to wring more value out of its library and boost its presence on platforms like YouTube, where it already posts full show episodes. To do that, it’s using AI to index its 200,000 hours of content based on things like…

[ad_1] Financial educator Sammie Ellard-King said he first studied personal finance in his 20s.His financial education platform, Up the Gains, began as a blog in 2021, five years after he started investing, having fallen into serious debt as a university student. It’s now his full-time job, with a podcast and soon-to-launch app.He shared three pieces of advice for beginner investors with Business Insider.1. Start simple — you don’t need to be a trader”You can make it extremely complicated if you’re a trader, but you don’t have to be,” Ellard-King said. Rather than spending hours glued to screens and options, he…

[ad_1] New newsletter alert! This October, we’re launching First Trade, a markets-focused newsletter led by the great Joe Ciolli. Sign up here! (It’s ok. I won’t think you’re cheating on me.)In today’s big story, we’re looking at why loyalty in the workplace feels few and far between. And what would you be willing to give up to fix it?What’s on deck:Markets: A Q&A with Goldman Sachs’ chief information officer.Tech: Inside NYC’s anti-tech Luddite Renaissance movement.Business: This is the severance package Starbucks offered to laid-off staff at the stores it’s closing.But first, show me your allegiancesIf this was forwarded to you,…